Year 8 Homeworks

Week 1 - moodboard Create a moodboard for the back to bases module. The moodboard will be your front cover so it needs to be colourful and clear. You need to do the following: Fill a page of A4 with images of hand held savoury snacks e.g. baguettes, pasties Include your name Include my name (Mr Thomas) Include the module title ‘back to bases’

Week 2 – research brand leader Your homework is to research a brand leader in the hand held snack industry. You will need to create an A4 sheet explaining the following: The name The types of foods that they make Images of foods What type of nutrients do the products contain and why do we need them in the body? What is batch production and mass production?

Week 3 – design idea 1 Design your own hand held snack which could be sold in the school canteen. The product must be savoury and contain a casing of either bread, flaky pastry or a scone base. On a page of A4, draw and annotate a potential product that you would like to make for the module. This needs to be detailed and you need to explain why it would be suited to the back to bases task. The page must include the following: Name of the product Fully annotated sketch drawing using a pencil and writing in pen. The annotation should be clear and detailed giving reasons behind each part e.g. flaky pastry is the casing but gives a crunchy texture …… A recipe with the functions of ingredients

Week 4 – history of pasty making Your homework is to create a page(s) of research around the history of pasty making. Pasties have a very long history and they are a very iconic hand held product associated with Cornwall but where/when did they originate? You need to create a research page including the following: Where did the pasty originate? When did the pasty originate? Who traditionally ate the pasty and what was included? Include a traditional recipe This is a start, you can include a lot more information if you find it!

Week 5 - design idea 2 Design your own hand held snack which could be sold in the school canteen. The product must be savoury and contain a casing of either bread, flaky pastry or a scone base. On a page of A4, draw and annotate a potential product that you would like to make for the module. This needs to be detailed and you need to explain why it would be suited to the back to bases task. The page must include the following: Name of the product Fully annotated sketch drawing using a pencil and writing in pen. The annotation should be clear and detailed giving reasons behind each part e.g. flaky pastry is the casing but gives a crunchy texture …… A recipe with the functions of ingredients

Week 6 - Production plan for design solution By now you will have designed you own hand held snack for the task, you now need to know how to make it! You need to produce a production plan explaining all of the correct stages of making including times for how long each stage will take. The type of plan you use is up to you but it must contain enough detail to allow someone else to make it. Include key terminology and any quality control (QC) checks which you may use? Remember that when you create the final solution this will be the main source of help!!

Week 7 – Evaluate design solution Once you have created you final solution you will then need to evaluate how suitable it is to the task. Using the sheet that you have been given, you need to evaluate the product under each heading. You need to consider the following What were the strengths and weaknesses in your choice of ingredients How did you consider and meet the needs of your client? What designer or products have influenced you? What conflicts did you have in the design and making of this product? What equipment did you use? (list these at the bottom in the box) On the right hand side you need to include a star profile chart and then discuss your practical lesson. Explain your use of space, how you managed your time, considered hygiene and safety. You may also go on to talk about environmental, ethical, social and cultural points that the product does. Finally you should make recommendations for things you might do differently if you did this task again.